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William Butler Hester 1845–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1845

Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 18 Apr 1924

Death Location: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph III

Mother: Mary Singletary

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hester

Children(s): Graham Hester, Joseph Hester, Annie Hester, Wiliam Hester, Sarah Hester, Edna Hester

In 1845, William Butler Hester entered the world in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States, born to Joseph Hester Iii And Mary Ann Eliza Singletary. In 1870, William Butler Hester resided in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA. In 1880, William Butler Hester resided in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA. William Butler Hester married Elizabeth C Hester, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Hester, Edna Victoria Hester, Graham R Hester, Joseph Hester, Sarah Bertha Hester, Wiliam Haynes Hester. William Butler Hester passed away in 1924 in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1845, William Butler Hester entered the world in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States, born to Joseph Hester Iii And Mary Ann Eliza Singletary.
  • In 1870, William Butler Hester resided in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, William Butler Hester resided in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Butler Hester married Elizabeth C Hester, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Hester, Edna Victoria Hester, Graham R Hester, Joseph Hester, Sarah Bertha Hester, Wiliam Haynes Hester.
  • William Butler Hester passed away in 1924 in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph III
1818–1881
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
JI
Mary Singletary
1828–1907
Birth Location: Tar Heel, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hester
1855–1933
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
EH

Children(s)

Graham Hester
1877–1957
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
GH
Joseph Hester
1881–
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
JH
Annie Hester
1889–1907
Birth Location: North Carolina
AH
Wiliam Hester
1886–1957
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
WH
Sarah Hester
1883–1937
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
SH
Edna Hester
1879–1942
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
EH

William Hester's Ancestors

Self
William Hester
1845–1924
Birth Place: Bladen County, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph Hester III
1818–1881
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann Eliza) Singletary
1828–1907
Tar Heel, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Hester) Jr
1789–1856
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Lewis) Epps
1791–1846
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
John (Griffith) Singletary
1832–1880
Bladen County, NC
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr.
1765–1822
Elizabeth Parker
1764–
Richard Singletary
1745–1808
Alice McRee
1763–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hester
1715–1779
Sarah Thomas
1718–1770
Benjamin Singletary
1705–1765
Elizabeth James
1715–1806
Robert McRee
1740–1802
Margaret Polk
1737–1829

William Hester's Descendants

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William (Butler) Hester (19 Aug 1845–18 Apr 1924) m. Elizabeth (C) Hester (14 Jan 1855–1933)
  1. 1. Graham (R) Hester 1877–1957
  2. 2. Joseph Hester 1881–
  3. 3. Annie (Elizabeth) Hester 1889–1907
  4. 4. Wiliam (Haynes) Hester 1886–1957
  5. 5. Sarah (Bertha) Hester 1883–1937
  6. 6. Edna (Victoria) Hester 1879–1942

William Hester's Timeline

15 Records

1845
19 Aug 1845
Birth of William Butler Hester in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States
Bladen County, North Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 25
William Butler Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 35
William Butler Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 35
William Butler Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 55
William Butler Hester resided here in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 55
William Butler Hester resided here in Elizabethtown (south side), Bladen, North Carolina
Elizabethtown (south side), Bladen, North Carolina
1900
1900
Age 55
William Butler Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 55
William Butler Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 65
William Butler Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 75
William Butler Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 75
William Butler Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1924
1924
Age 79
William Butler Hester was employed in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1924
14 Apr 1924
Age 79
William Butler Hester resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina
1924
14 Apr 1924
Age 79
Death of William Butler Hester in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1924
18 Apr 1924
Age 79
Burial of William Butler Hester in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1845
    Event Place: Bladen County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Deaths, Film Number: 1893245; Batch Number: B06495-8; Record set: North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930; Subcategory: Deaths & burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United States & Canada
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [7] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [8] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [9] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] US Census 1900 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 11377234; Record set: US Census 1900; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [2] US Census 1910 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 993032705; Record set: US Census 1910; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elizabethtown (south side), Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1900
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: US Census 1900 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 11377234; Record set: US Census 1900; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1910
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: US Census 1910 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 993032705; Record set: US Census 1910; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, Deaths, Film Number: 1893245; Batch Number: B06495-8; Record set: North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930; Subcategory: Deaths & burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1924
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] US Census 1900 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 11377234; Record set: US Census 1900; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada
    [2] US Census 1910 - Findmypast, HouseHoldID: 993032705; Record set: US Census 1910; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United States & Canada

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1924
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Deaths, Film Number: 1893245; Batch Number: B06495-8; Record set: North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930; Subcategory: Deaths & burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United States & Canada
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [7] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [8] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [9] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1924
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Deaths, Film Number: 1893245; Batch Number: B06495-8; Record set: North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930; Subcategory: Deaths & burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United States & Canada
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [5] Public Member Trees, Database online.
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